Play unlikely in Colombo

ByPA Sport

Published 23/11/2014 at 05:11 GMT

England's second and final warm-up match appeared unlikely to take place after heavy morning rain at the P Sara Oval in Colombo.

Alastair Cook's England side are in poor form in Sri Lanka

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The square and surrounds were still under full cover an hour after the scheduled start against Sri Lanka A, with more rain falling and the outfield already saturated.

The obvious prospect therefore was that the tourists will begin their seven-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, with only Friday's Duckworth-Lewis victory under their belts.

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